LEIRD 2026
“Capability-Based Entrepreneurship: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation for Scaling into the New Global Economy.” At the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and online through Agora Meetings.
Four days, two gatherings
The presentation program is out. Check times, rooms and online sessions in the official program.
LEIRD · day 1
San Juan and online. Full paper, work-in-progress and student paper sessions.
LEIRD · day 2
San Juan and online. Final of the student entrepreneurship and innovation competition (E&I26).
V SIILMI · day 1
Mar del Plata and online. “Women in Engineering” symposium.
V SIILMI · day 2
Mar del Plata and online. Symposium closing.
Choose how to join LEIRD
Register
Register on ConfTool to attend in person or online.
Go to ConfTool ↗ Online participationAgora Meetings
The platform recreates a convention center: parallel sessions, workshops and networking.
Enter Agora ↗ In personVenue and hotel
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), San Juan. US visa requirements apply for travel to Puerto Rico.
See venue ↗Authors had to complete payment by October 30, 2026 to appear in the program. For registration questions, write to registration@laccei.org.
Six tracks, plus work in progress and the E&I26 competition.
Full papers go through double-blind review, are published open access with ISSN, ISBN and DOI, and are submitted for Scopus evaluation.
General
Design thinking, entrepreneurial processes, purpose-driven entrepreneurship and business models, incubators and accelerators, innovation methods, intrapreneurship, social innovation, funding and strategy.
Global and regional
Regional initiatives, intellectual property and open innovation, international entrepreneurship, open innovation systems, sustainable innovation.
Financial
Circular economy and frugal innovation, entrepreneurship in economic crises, market and financial impact.
Technological
Communication and social media, digital transformation and artificial intelligence, technologies, innovative cities and regions.
Education
Entrepreneurship and innovation in education, R&D policy and management, university–industry technology transfer.
V SIILMI
5th Latin American Research and Innovation Symposium “Women in Engineering”: equality in academia and the profession, careers for girls and young women, and ending discrimination and violence.
V SIILMI: Women in Engineering
The 5th Latin American Research and Innovation Symposium “Women in Engineering” follows LEIRD, in Mar del Plata (Argentina) and online.
Questions about LEIRD 2026?
Organized by the LACCEI International Standing Committee on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. With PUPR, FAU, the OAS and POK.